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Is there a conflict of interest when a unit which tenders commercially for work houses the counties planning office/county archaeologist?

If companies state that membership of the ifa is an essential part in thier job description should the company pay the subscription fees?

How adout if it is desirable?

What do people think?:face-huh:

Should VAT be charged on SMR searchs?

I have two bills from two different SMRs one with VAT and one without.

Either the service is vatable or it isnt.

Peter Wardle

Come on chaps Time Team aint Horizon, Accent of man or any other fact based documentary of how real archaeologists live and work and we all know it. It was never supposed to be anything other than what it is. Time Team is a reflection of public interest in archaeology and that public interest is reflected in how the Time Team is reflected on our screens. Ok I know it dosnt reflect the real world but does the Bill reflect modern policing does Jamies Dinners reflect the catering industry at large and indeed does Handy Andy adaquatly reflect the building industry?

Dispite what we all say about the Time Team there seems an awful lot of us willing to appear on it OA HIVI`s spotted in trench 3 I note on Sunday. There is absolultly no question it has raised the profile of archaeology and led to a significant rise in University applications and a renewed interest in the past that, and lets be honest, was wholey missing before.

In addition we all know that those featured on it have respected jobs in the archaeological industry and many of us have worked with them.

So ok its not science but it dosnt want to be its entertainment and an easy target for our own self inflated opionion of ourselves as archaeologists.

If Time Team were to coming knocking on our door and say "hey we would really like you to become a full time new face of our team" I bet 8 out of 10 would jump at the chance.

So could it be jealousy on our part after all.

Close enough for a country job!

Despite what we all thought about TT over the weekend. I must say with some concern that the Health and Safety on site looked utterly appaling. I noted on 3 occasions diggers working in unshored and unstepped trenches that were way and above a safe hight. Also no hard hats whilst working below a tetering spoil heap. Many of the presenters and roll on know it alls were also within an unsafe position whilst machines were working. Not very good at all your Highness.

Close enough for a country job!

Well we are nearly 2/3rds through the dig what are your personal views so far?Jerry.

Retired Aerospace manager after many years in the engineering industry..
Locating and preserving historical items for future generations to enjoy.

It's quarter past two in the morning and I've just finished working on this portal for education that the leadership want.

I'm repeatedly told that there's a 'commitment' to education and I'm also frequently told there's a surfeit of information and sites on the web.

What are people's views on this? Is this commitment wide reaching? Can yet more be done online?

Have just worked with a man who, for the past 20 years has been sent out to run excavations without seeing one method statement or project design PRIOR to commencement of fieldwork.How widespread is this? C`mon-be honest now......

..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)